# 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was a 68-team single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 42nd edition of the tournament began on March 20, 2024, and concluded with the championship game on April 7, 2024 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
Big South champion Presbyterian, Southland champion Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, WAC champion California Baptist and at-large bid Columbia all made their NCAA tournament debuts. Additionally, Big Sky champion Eastern Washington made its second-ever appearance and first since 1987, Big West champion UC Irvine made its first appearance since 1995 and Sun Belt champion Marshall made its first appearance since 1997. In the championship game, Iowa returned for their second straight appearance while South Carolina entered their third championship game in seven years and became the tenth team in Division I women's tournament history to finish an undefeated season at 38–0.
This was the first time where the top #1 seed won both the Men's & Women's NCAA Tournament since 2012.

## Tournament procedure

A total of 68 teams participated in the 2024 tournament, consisting of the 32 conference champions, and 36 "at-large" bids that were determined by the NCAA Selection Committee. The last four at-large teams and teams seeded 65 through 68 overall competed in First Four games, whose winners advanced to the 64-team first round.

## 2024 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

The first two rounds, also referred to as the subregionals, were played at the sites of the top 16 seeds.
First Four
* March 20–21
* Four of the campuses seeded in the Top 16
Subregionals (First and Second Rounds)
* March 22 and 24 (Fri/Sun)
** Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina (Host: University of South Carolina)
** Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon (Host: Oregon State University)
** Moody Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas at Austin)
** Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford University)
** Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas (Host: Kansas State University)
** Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana State University)
** Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia (Host: Virginia Tech)
** Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio (Host: Ohio State University)
* March 23 and 25 (Sat/Mon)
** Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana (Host: Indiana University)
** Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)
** McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington (Host: Gonzaga University)
** Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University)
** Carver–Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa (Host: University of Iowa)
** Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of California, Los Angeles)
** Galen Center, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of Southern California)
** Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut (Host: University of Connecticut)
Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
* March 29 – April 1
** Albany Regional, MVP Arena, Albany, New York (Hosts: The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Siena College)
** Portland Regional, Moda Center, Portland, Oregon (Host: Oregon State University)
National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)
* April 5 and April 7
** Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio (Hosts: Cleveland State University and the Mid-American Conference)
Cleveland hosted the women's Final Four for the second time; the first was in 2007.

## Qualification and selection of teams
### Automatic qualifiers

The following teams automatically qualified for the 2024 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament.
Automatic qualifiers :
| Conference | Team | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
| America East | Maine | 24–9 | 10th | 2019 |
| American | Rice | 19–14 | 4th | 2019 |
| Atlantic 10 | Richmond | 29–5 | 4th | 2005 |
| ACC | Notre Dame | 26–6 | 29th | 2023 |
| ASUN | Florida Gulf Coast | 29–4 | 10th | 2023 |
| Big 12 | Texas | 30–4 | 36th | 2023 |
| Big East | UConn | 29–5 | 35th | 2023 |
| Big Sky | Eastern Washington | 29–5 | 2nd | 1987 |
| Big South | Presbyterian | 20–14 | 1st | Never |
| Big Ten | Iowa | 29–4 | 30th | 2023 |
| Big West | UC Irvine | 23–8 | 2nd | 1995 |
| CAA | Drexel | 19–14 | 3rd | 2021 |
| CUSA | Middle Tennessee | 29–4 | 21st | 2023 |
| Horizon | Green Bay | 27–6 | 19th | 2018 |
| Ivy League | Princeton | 25–4 | 11th | 2023 |
| MAAC | Fairfield | 31–1 | 6th | 2022 |
| MAC | Kent State | 21–10 | 6th | 2002 |
| MEAC | Norfolk State | 27–5 | 3rd | 2023 |
| Missouri Valley | Drake | 29–5 | 15th | 2023 |
| Mountain West | UNLV | 30–2 | 11th | 2023 |
| NEC | Sacred Heart | 24–9 | 5th | 2023 |
| Ohio Valley | UT Martin | 16–16 | 5th | 2014 |
| Pac-12 | USC | 26–5 | 18th | 2023 |
| Patriot | Holy Cross | 20–12 | 14th | 2023 |
| SEC | South Carolina | 32–0 | 20th | 2023 |
| Southern | Chattanooga | 28–4 | 17th | 2023 |
| Southland | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 23–8 | 1st | Never |
| SWAC | Jackson State | 26–6 | 7th | 2022 |
| Summit | South Dakota State | 27–5 | 12th | 2023 |
| Sun Belt | Marshall | 26–6 | 2nd | 1997 |
| WCC | Portland | 21–12 | 6th | 2023 |
| WAC | California Baptist | 28–3 | 1st | Never |
* 1 2 Southern Indiana defeated UT Martin in the OVC championship. However, due to Southern Indiana's transition from Division II, UT Martin received the OVC's automatic bid.

### Bids by state

The sixty-eight teams came from thirty-four states.
| Bids | State(s) | Schools |
| 5 | California | California Baptist, Stanford, UC Irvine, UCLA, USC |
| 5 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, UT Martin, Vanderbilt |
| 5 | Texas | Baylor, Rice, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 3 | Connecticut | Fairfield, Sacred Heart, UConn |
| 3 | Iowa | Drake, Iowa, Iowa State |
| 3 | North Carolina | Duke, NC State, North Carolina |
| 3 | Virginia | Norfolk State, Richmond, Virginia Tech |
| 2 | Alabama | Alabama, Auburn |
| 2 | Florida | Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State |
| 2 | Indiana | Indiana, Notre Dame |
| 2 | Kansas | Kansas, Kansas State |
| 2 | Michigan | Michigan, Michigan State |
| 2 | Mississippi | Jackson State, Ole Miss |
| 2 | Nebraska | Creighton, Nebraska |
| 2 | New York | Columbia, Syracuse |
| 2 | Ohio | Kent State, Ohio State |
| 2 | Oregon | Oregon State, Portland |
| 2 | South Carolina | Presbyterian, South Carolina |
| 2 | Washington | Gonzaga, Eastern Washington |
| 2 | West Virginia | Marshall, West Virginia |
| 2 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, Marquette |
| 1 | Arizona | Arizona |
| 1 | Colorado | Colorado |
| 1 | Kentucky | Louisville |
| 1 | Louisiana | LSU |
| 1 | Maine | Maine |
| 1 | Maryland | Maryland |
| 1 | Massachusetts | Holy Cross |
| 1 | Nevada | UNLV |
| 1 | New Jersey | Princeton |
| 1 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 1 | Pennsylvania | Drexel |
| 1 | South Dakota | South Dakota State |
| 1 | Utah | Utah |

### Bids by conference

Thirty-two conferences earned an automatic bid. In nineteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-six additional at-large teams were selected from twelve of the conferences.
| Bids | Conference | Teams |
| 8 | Atlantic Coast | Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Southeastern | Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| 7 | Big 12 | Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia |
| 7 | Big Ten | Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State |
| 7 | Pac-12 | Arizona, Colorado, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah |
| 3 | Big East | Creighton, Marquette, UConn |
| 2 | Ivy | Columbia, Princeton |
| 2 | West Coast | Gonzaga, Portland |
| 1 | America East | Maine |
| 1 | American | Rice |
| 1 | Atlantic 10 | Richmond |
| 1 | Atlantic Sun | Florida Gulf Coast |
| 1 | Big Sky | Eastern Washington |
| 1 | Big South | Presbyterian |
| 1 | Big West | UC Irvine |
| 1 | Coastal | Drexel |
| 1 | Conference USA | Middle Tennessee |
| 1 | Horizon | Green Bay |
| 1 | Metro Atlantic | Fairfield |
| 1 | Mid-American | Kent State |
| 1 | Mid-Eastern | Norfolk State |
| 1 | Missouri Valley | Drake |
| 1 | Mountain West | UNLV |
| 1 | Northeast | Sacred Heart |
| 1 | Ohio Valley | UT Martin |
| 1 | Patriot | Holy Cross |
| 1 | Southern | Chattanooga |
| 1 | Southland | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 1 | Southwestern | Jackson State |
| 1 | Summit | South Dakota State |
| 1 | Sun Belt | Marshall |
| 1 | Western Athletic | California Baptist |

### Seeds

The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released on March 17.
Albany Regional 1 – MVP Arena, Albany, NY :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Last bid |
| 1 | South Carolina | SEC | 32–0 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | ACC | 26–6 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 3 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 24–7 | At-large | 2021 |
| 4 | Indiana | Big Ten | 24–5 | At-large | 2023 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 22–9 | At-large | 2023 |
| 6 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 22–11 | At-large | 2022 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | SEC | 23–8 | At-large | 2023 |
| 8 | North Carolina | ACC | 19–12 | At-large | 2023 |
| 9 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 22–8 | At-large | 2021 |
| 10 | Marquette | Big East | 23–8 | At-large | 2023 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | SEC | 19–12 | At-large | 2021 |
| 12 | Florida Gulf Coast | ASUN | 29–4 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 13 | Fairfield | MAAC | 31–1 | Automatic | 2022 |
| 14 | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 29–5 | Automatic | 1987 |
| 15 | Kent State | MAC | 21–10 | Automatic | 2002 |
| 16* | Sacred Heart | Northeast | 24–9 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 16* | Presbyterian | Big South | 20–14 | Automatic | Never |
Portland Regional 4 – Moda Center, Portland, Oregon :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Last bid |
| 1 | Texas | Big 12 | 30–4 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 2 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 28–5 | At-large | 2023 |
| 3 | NC State | ACC | 27–6 | At-large | 2023 |
| 4 | Gonzaga | WCC | 30–3 | At-large | 2023 |
| 5 | Utah | Pac-12 | 22–10 | At-large | 2023 |
| 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 19–12 | At-large | 2023 |
| 7 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 20–11 | At-large | 2022 |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 23–9 | At-large | 2023 |
| 9 | Florida State | ACC | 23–10 | At-large | 2023 |
| 10 | Maryland | Big Ten | 19–13 | At-large | 2023 |
| 11 | Green Bay | Horizon | 27–6 | Automatic | 2018 |
| 12 | South Dakota State | Summit | 27–5 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 13 | UC Irvine | Big West | 23–8 | Automatic | 1995 |
| 14 | Chattanooga | Southern | 28–4 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 15 | Norfolk State | MEAC | 27–5 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 16 | Drexel | Coastal | 19–14 | Automatic | 2021 |
Albany Regional 2 – MVP Arena, Albany, NY :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Last bid |
| 1 | Iowa | Big Ten | 29–4 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 2 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 25–6 | At-large | 2023 |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 28–5 | At-large | 2023 |
| 4 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 25–7 | At-large | 2022 |
| 5 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 22–9 | At-large | 2023 |
| 6 | Louisville | ACC | 24–9 | At-large | 2023 |
| 7 | Creighton | Big East | 25–5 | At-large | 2023 |
| 8 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 24–7 | At-large | 2023 |
| 9 | Princeton | Ivy League | 25–4 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 10 | UNLV | Mountain West | 30–2 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | C-USA | 29–4 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 12 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 29–5 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 13 | Portland | WCC | 21–12 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 14 | Rice | American | 19–14 | Automatic | 2019 |
| 15 | California Baptist | WAC | 28–3 | Automatic | Never |
| 16* | Holy Cross | Patriot | 20–12 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 16* | UT Martin | Ohio Valley | 16–16 | Automatic | 2014 |
Portland Regional 3 – Moda Center, Portland, Oregon :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Last bid |
| 1 | USC | Pac-12 | 26–5 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 25–5 | At-large | 2023 |
| 3 | UConn | Big East | 29–5 | Automatic | 2023 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 24–7 | At-large | 2023 |
| 5 | Baylor | Big 12 | 24–7 | At-large | 2023 |
| 6 | Syracuse | ACC | 23–7 | At-large | 2021 |
| 7 | Duke | ACC | 20–11 | At-large | 2023 |
| 8 | Kansas | Big 12 | 19–12 | At-large | 2022 |
| 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 20–13 | At-large | 2023 |
| 10 | Richmond | Atlantic 10 | 29–5 | Automatic | 2005 |
| 11* | Auburn | SEC | 20–11 | At-large | 2019 |
| 11* | Arizona | Pac-12 | 17–15 | At-large | 2023 |
| 12* | Vanderbilt | SEC | 22–9 | At-large | 2014 |
| 12* | Columbia | Ivy League | 23–6 | At-large | Never |
| 13 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 26–6 | Automatic | 1997 |
| 14 | Jackson State | SWAC | 26–6 | Automatic | 2022 |
| 15 | Maine | America East | 24–9 | Automatic | 2019 |
| 16 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Southland | 23–8 | Automatic | Never |
*See First Four Source:

## Tournament bracket

All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

### First Four

The First Four games involve eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.
| March 20 – Albany Regional 1 Columbia, South Carolina | March 20 – Albany Regional 1 Columbia, South Carolina | March 20 – Albany Regional 1 Columbia, South Carolina |
| 16 | Sacred Heart | 42 |
| 16 | Presbyterian | 49 |
| March 21 – Portland Regional 3 Storrs, Connecticut | March 21 – Portland Regional 3 Storrs, Connecticut | March 21 – Portland Regional 3 Storrs, Connecticut |
| 11 | Auburn | 59 |
| 11 | Arizona | 69 |
| March 21 – Albany Regional 2 Iowa City, Iowa | March 21 – Albany Regional 2 Iowa City, Iowa | March 21 – Albany Regional 2 Iowa City, Iowa |
| 16 | Holy Cross | 72 |
| 16 | UT Martin | 45 |
| March 20 – Portland Regional 3 Blacksburg, Virginia | March 20 – Portland Regional 3 Blacksburg, Virginia | March 20 – Portland Regional 3 Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 72 |
| 12 | Columbia | 68 |

### Albany regional 1 – Albany, NY

| First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29 | | Regional Final Elite 8 March 31 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 31 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 31 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 91 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Presbyterian | 39 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Presbyterian | 39 | 1 | South Carolina | 88 | | | | | | | |
| Columbia, South Carolina – Fri/Sun | Columbia, South Carolina – Fri/Sun | Columbia, South Carolina – Fri/Sun | 1 | South Carolina | 88 | | | | | | | |
| Columbia, South Carolina – Fri/Sun | Columbia, South Carolina – Fri/Sun | Columbia, South Carolina – Fri/Sun | 8 | North Carolina | 41 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Carolina | 59 | 8 | North Carolina | 41 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 56 | | | | 1 | South Carolina | 79 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Indiana | 75 | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 73 | | | | | | | 4 | Indiana | 75 | | | | |
| 12 | Florida Gulf Coast | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Florida Gulf Coast | 70 | 5 | Oklahoma | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Bloomington, Indiana – Sat/Mon | Bloomington, Indiana – Sat/Mon | Bloomington, Indiana – Sat/Mon | 5 | Oklahoma | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Bloomington, Indiana – Sat/Mon | Bloomington, Indiana – Sat/Mon | Bloomington, Indiana – Sat/Mon | 4 | Indiana | 75 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Indiana | 89 | 4 | Indiana | 75 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Fairfield | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Fairfield | 56 | | | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina | 70 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Oregon State | 58 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Oregon State | 58 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 59 | 6 | Nebraska | 51 | | | | | | | |
| Corvallis, Oregon – Fri/Sun | Corvallis, Oregon – Fri/Sun | Corvallis, Oregon – Fri/Sun | 6 | Nebraska | 51 | | | | | | | |
| Corvallis, Oregon – Fri/Sun | Corvallis, Oregon – Fri/Sun | Corvallis, Oregon – Fri/Sun | 3 | Oregon State | 61 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Oregon State | 73 | 3 | Oregon State | 61 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Eastern Washington | 51 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Eastern Washington | 51 | | | | 3 | Oregon State | 70 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Notre Dame | 65 | | | | |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 67 | | | | | | | 2 | Notre Dame | 65 | | | | |
| 10 | Marquette | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Marquette | 55 | 7 | Ole Miss | 56 | | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame, Indiana – Sat/Mon | Notre Dame, Indiana – Sat/Mon | Notre Dame, Indiana – Sat/Mon | 7 | Ole Miss | 56 | | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame, Indiana – Sat/Mon | Notre Dame, Indiana – Sat/Mon | Notre Dame, Indiana – Sat/Mon | 2 | Notre Dame | 71 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 81 | 2 | Notre Dame | 71 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Kent State | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Albany regional 1 final

* ABC
* March 31 1:00 p.m. EDT
No. 1 South Carolina 70, No. 3 Oregon State 58 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18—14, 19–19, 21—13, 12–12 |||
| Pts: Tessa Johnson (15) Rebs: Ashlyn Watkins (14) Asts: Raven Johnson (6) | Pts: Raegan Beers (16) Rebs: Timea Gardiner (12) Asts: Tied (5) |
* MVP Arena – Albany, NY Attendance: 13,568 Referees: Felicia Grinter, Talisa Green, Tyler Trimble

#### Albany regional 1 all-tournament team

* Kamilla Cardoso (MOP) – South Carolina
* Raven Johnson – South Carolina
* Raegan Beers – Oregon State
* Timea Gardiner – Oregon State
* Sydney Parrish – Indiana

### Portland regional 4 – Portland, OR

| First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29 | | Regional Final Elite 8 March 31 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 31 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 31 |
| 1 | Texas | 82 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Drexel | 42 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Drexel | 42 | 1 | Texas | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Austin, Texas – Fri/Sun | Austin, Texas – Fri/Sun | Austin, Texas – Fri/Sun | 1 | Texas | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Austin, Texas – Fri/Sun | Austin, Texas – Fri/Sun | Austin, Texas – Fri/Sun | 8 | Alabama | 54 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alabama | 82 | 8 | Alabama | 54 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Florida State | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Florida State | 74 | | | | 1 | Texas | 69 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Gonzaga | 47 | | | | |
| 5 | Utah | 68 | | | | | | | 4 | Gonzaga | 47 | | | | |
| 12 | South Dakota State | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | South Dakota State | 54 | 5 | Utah | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Spokane, Washington – Sat/Mon | Spokane, Washington – Sat/Mon | Spokane, Washington – Sat/Mon | 5 | Utah | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Spokane, Washington – Sat/Mon | Spokane, Washington – Sat/Mon | Spokane, Washington – Sat/Mon | 4 | Gonzaga | 77 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 75 | 4 | Gonzaga | 77 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | UC Irvine | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | UC Irvine | 56 | | | | | | | | 1 | Texas | 66 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | NC State | 76 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | NC State | 76 |
| 11 | Green Bay | 63 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Green Bay | 63 | 6 | Tennessee | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Raleigh, North Carolina – Sat/Mon | Raleigh, North Carolina – Sat/Mon | Raleigh, North Carolina – Sat/Mon | 6 | Tennessee | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Raleigh, North Carolina – Sat/Mon | Raleigh, North Carolina – Sat/Mon | Raleigh, North Carolina – Sat/Mon | 3 | NC State | 79 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | NC State | 64 | 3 | NC State | 79 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Chattanooga | 45 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Chattanooga | 45 | | | | 3 | NC State | 77 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Stanford | 67 | | | | |
| 7 | Iowa State | 93 | | | | | | | 2 | Stanford | 67 | | | | |
| 10 | Maryland | 86 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Maryland | 86 | 7 | Iowa State | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Stanford, California – Fri/Sun | Stanford, California – Fri/Sun | Stanford, California – Fri/Sun | 7 | Iowa State | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Stanford, California – Fri/Sun | Stanford, California – Fri/Sun | Stanford, California – Fri/Sun | 2 | Stanford | 87$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Stanford | 79 | 2 | Stanford | 87$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Norfolk State | 50 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Portland 4 regional final

* ABC
* March 31 3:00 p.m. EDT
No. 1 Texas 66, No. 3 NC State 76 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 17–24, 17–14, 18–19 |||
| Pts: Booker (17) Rebs: Moore (9) Asts: Booker (5) | Pts: James (27) Rebs: James (6) Asts: Rivers (5) |
* Moda Center – Portland, OR Referees: In'Fini Robinson, Katie Lukanich, Gina Cross

#### Portland 4 regional all-tournament team

* Aziaha James (MOP) – NC State
* Saniya Rivers – NC State
* Aaliyah Moore – Texas
* Shay Holle – Texas
* Kiki Iriafen – Stanford

### Albany regional 2 – Albany, New York

| First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 30 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 30 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 30 | | Regional Final Elite 8 April 1 | Regional Final Elite 8 April 1 | Regional Final Elite 8 April 1 |
| 1 | Iowa | 91 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Holy Cross | 65 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Holy Cross | 65 | 1 | Iowa | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Iowa City, Iowa – Sat/Mon | Iowa City, Iowa – Sat/Mon | Iowa City, Iowa – Sat/Mon | 1 | Iowa | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Iowa City, Iowa – Sat/Mon | Iowa City, Iowa – Sat/Mon | Iowa City, Iowa – Sat/Mon | 8 | West Virginia | 54 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | West Virginia | 63 | 8 | West Virginia | 54 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Princeton | 53 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Princeton | 53 | | | | 1 | Iowa | 89 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Colorado | 68 | | | | |
| 5 | Colorado | 86 | | | | | | | 5 | Colorado | 68 | | | | |
| 12 | Drake | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Drake | 72 | 5 | Colorado | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Manhattan, Kansas – Fri/Sun | Manhattan, Kansas – Fri/Sun | Manhattan, Kansas – Fri/Sun | 5 | Colorado | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Manhattan, Kansas – Fri/Sun | Manhattan, Kansas – Fri/Sun | Manhattan, Kansas – Fri/Sun | 4 | Kansas State | 50 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kansas State | 78 | 4 | Kansas State | 50 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Portland | 65 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Portland | 65 | | | | | | | | 1 | Iowa | 94 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | LSU | 87 |
| 6 | Louisville | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | LSU | 87 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 71 | 11 | Middle Tennessee | 56 | | | | | | | |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Fri/Sun | Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Fri/Sun | Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Fri/Sun | 11 | Middle Tennessee | 56 | | | | | | | |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Fri/Sun | Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Fri/Sun | Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Fri/Sun | 3 | LSU | 83 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | LSU | 70 | 3 | LSU | 83 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rice | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rice | 60 | | | | 3 | LSU | 78 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | UCLA | 69 | | | | |
| 7 | Creighton | 87 | | | | | | | 2 | UCLA | 69 | | | | |
| 10 | UNLV | 73 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | UNLV | 73 | 7 | Creighton | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | 7 | Creighton | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | 2 | UCLA | 67 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | UCLA | 84 | 2 | UCLA | 67 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | California Baptist | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Albany regional 2 final

* ESPN
* April 1 7:15 p.m. EDT
No. 1 Iowa 94, No. 3 LSU 87 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–31, 19–14, 24–13, 25–29 |||
| Pts: Clark (41) Rebs: Clark (7) Asts: Clark (12) | Pts: Johnson (23) Rebs: Reese (20) Asts: Reese (4) |
* MVP Arena – Albany, New York

#### Albany regional 2 all-tournament team

* Caitlin Clark (MOP) – Iowa
* Lauren Betts – UCLA
* Angel Reese – LSU
* Flau'jae Johnson – LSU
* Sydney Affolter – Iowa

### Portland regional 3 – Portland, Oregon

| First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | First round Round of 64 March 22–23 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Second round Round of 32 March 24–25 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 30 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 30 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 30 | | Regional Final Elite 8 April 1 | Regional Final Elite 8 April 1 | Regional Final Elite 8 April 1 |
| 1 | USC | 87 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 55 | 1 | USC | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | 1 | USC | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | 8 | Kansas | 55 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kansas | 81$^{OT}$ | 8 | Kansas | 55 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Michigan | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Michigan | 72 | | | | 1 | USC | 74 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Baylor | 70 | | | | |
| 5 | Baylor | 80 | | | | | | | 5 | Baylor | 70 | | | | |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 63 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 63 | 5 | Baylor | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Blacksburg, Virginia – Fri/Sun | Blacksburg, Virginia – Fri/Sun | Blacksburg, Virginia – Fri/Sun | 5 | Baylor | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Blacksburg, Virginia – Fri/Sun | Blacksburg, Virginia – Fri/Sun | Blacksburg, Virginia – Fri/Sun | 4 | Virginia Tech | 72 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 92 | 4 | Virginia Tech | 72 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Marshall | 49 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Marshall | 49 | | | | | | | | 1 | USC | 73 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | UConn | 80 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | UConn | 80 |
| 11 | Arizona | 69 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Arizona | 69 | 6 | Syracuse | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Storrs, Connecticut – Sat/Mon | Storrs, Connecticut – Sat/Mon | Storrs, Connecticut – Sat/Mon | 6 | Syracuse | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Storrs, Connecticut – Sat/Mon | Storrs, Connecticut – Sat/Mon | Storrs, Connecticut – Sat/Mon | 3 | UConn | 72 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | UConn | 86 | 3 | UConn | 72 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Jackson State | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Jackson State | 64 | | | | 3 | UConn | 53 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Duke | 45 | | | | |
| 7 | Duke | 72 | | | | | | | 7 | Duke | 45 | | | | |
| 10 | Richmond | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Richmond | 61 | 7 | Duke | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Columbus, Ohio – Fri/Sun | Columbus, Ohio – Fri/Sun | Columbus, Ohio – Fri/Sun | 7 | Duke | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Columbus, Ohio – Fri/Sun | Columbus, Ohio – Fri/Sun | Columbus, Ohio – Fri/Sun | 2 | Ohio State | 63 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ohio State | 80 | 2 | Ohio State | 63 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Maine | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Portland regional 3 final

* ESPN
* April 1 9:15 p.m. EDT
No. 1 USC Trojans 73, No. 3 UConn Huskies 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 16–18, 18–22, 22–25 |||
| Pts: JuJu Watkins (29) Rebs: Rayah Marshall (11) Asts: McKenzie Forbes (3) | Pts: Paige Bueckers (28) Rebs: Paige Bueckers (10) Asts: Nika Mühl (8) |
* Moda Center – Portland, Oregon Attendance: 10,869 Referees: Maj Forsberg, Kyle Bacon, Brian Hall

#### Portland regional 3 all-tournament team

* Paige Bueckers (MOP) – UConn
* Rayah Marshall – USC
* McKenzie Forbes – USC
* JuJu Watkins – USC
* Aaliyah Edwards – UConn

### Final Four – Cleveland, Ohio

| National Semifinals Final Four Friday, April 5 | National Semifinals Final Four Friday, April 5 | National Semifinals Final Four Friday, April 5 | National Championship Game Sunday, April 7 | National Championship Game Sunday, April 7 | National Championship Game Sunday, April 7 |
| A1(1) | South Carolina | 78 | | | |
| P4(3) | NC State | 59 | | | |
| P4(3) | NC State | 59 | A1(1) | South Carolina | 87 |
| | | | A2(1) | Iowa | 75 |
| A2(1) | Iowa | 71 | A2(1) | Iowa | 75 |
| P3(3) | UConn | 69 | | | |

#### National semifinals

* ESPN
* April 5 7:00 p.m. EDT
A1 South Carolina Gamecocks 78, P4 NC State Wolfpack 59 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 16–15, 29–6, 17–22 |||
| Pts: Kamilla Cardoso (22) Rebs: Ashlyn Watkins (20) Asts: Te-Hina Paopao (6) | Pts: Aziaha James (20) Rebs: River Baldwin (9) Asts: Tied (2) |
* Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse – Cleveland, Ohio Referees: Eric Brewton, Melissa Barlow, Tiffany Bird
* ESPN
* April 5 9:30 p.m. EDT
A2 Iowa Hawkeyes 71, P3 UConn Huskies 69 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 12–13, 25–19, 20–18 |||
| Pts: Hannah Stuelke (23) Rebs: Caitlin Clark (9) Asts: Caitlin Clark (7) | Pts: Tied (17) Rebs: Aaliyah Edwards (8) Asts: Nika Mühl (7) |
* Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse – Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 18,284 Referees: Roy Gulbeyan, Gina Cross, Katie Lukanich

#### National championship

* ABC, ESPN
* April 7, 2024 3:00 p.m. EDT
A1 South Carolina Gamecocks 87, A2 Iowa Hawkeyes 75 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 29–19, 19–13, 19–16 |||
| Pts: Tessa Johnson (19) Rebs: Kamilla Cardoso (17) Asts: MiLaysia Fulwiley (4) | Pts: Caitlin Clark (30) Rebs: Caitlin Clark (8) Asts: Caitlin Clark (5) |
* Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse – Cleveland, Ohio

#### Final Four all-tournament team

* Kamilla Cardoso (MOP) – South Carolina
* Tessa Johnson – South Carolina
* Caitlin Clark – Iowa
* Hannah Stuelke – Iowa
* Paige Bueckers – UConn

### Record by conference

| Conference | Bids | Record | Win % | FF | R64 | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC |
| Southeastern | 8 | 13–7 | .650 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Big Ten | 7 | 9–7 | .563 | – | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Big East | 3 | 5–3 | .625 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Atlantic Coast | 8 | 11–8 | .579 | – | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pac-12 | 7 | 14–7 | .667 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Big 12 | 7 | 10–7 | .588 | – | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| West Coast | 2 | 2–2 | .500 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| CUSA | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Patriot | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| America East | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| American | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ASUN | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big Sky | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big West | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CAA | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Horizon | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ivy League | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MEAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mountain West | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southland | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| SWAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Summit | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northeast | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
* The FF, R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the first four, round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.

## Game summaries and tournament notes
### Tournament upsets

Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least five seed lines better than the winning team."
| Round | Albany | Portland | Albany | Portland |
| First round | None | None | No. 11 Middle Tennessee defeated No. 6 Louisville, 71–69 | None |
| Second round | None | None | None | No. 7 Duke defeated No. 2 Ohio State, 75–63 |
| Sweet 16 | None | None | None | None |
| Elite 8 | None | None | None | None |
| Final 4 | None | None | None | None |
| National championship | None | None | None | None |

### Game officials
## Media coverage
### Most watched tournament games

(#) Tournament seedings and region in parentheses.
The Albany 2 regional final between Iowa and LSU, a rematch of the previous year's national championship game drew the largest audience ever for a women's college basketball game as well as the most watched college basketball game in the 45-year history of ESPN. The record would last only a few days, as Iowa's national semifinal match with Connecticut averaged the most viewers for a basketball game at any level on ESPN. The Championship game again broke this record, with it becoming the most watched basketball game (including the NBA) since 2019 and the most watched basketball game to air outside of prime-time since the Fab Five played in the men's Final Four in 1992.
| Rank | Round | Date and Time (ET) | Matchup | Network | Viewers (millions) | TV rating |
| 1 | Championship Game | April 7 3:00 p.m. | (A2-1)Iowa vs. (A1-1)South Carolina | ABC | 18.89 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Final Four | April 5 9:30 p.m. | (A2-1)Iowa vs. (P3-3)UConn | ESPN | 14.2 | |
| 2 | Elite 8 | April 1 7:12 p.m. | (1)Iowa vs. (3)LSU (Albany 2) | ESPN | 12.3 | |
| 3 | Final Four | April 5 7 p.m. | (A1-1)South Carolina vs. (P4-3)NC State | ESPN | 7.1 | |
| 4 | Sweet 16 | March 30 3:50 p.m. | (1)Iowa vs. (5)Colorado (Albany 2) | ABC | 6.9 | 3.6 |

### Television

ESPN broadcast each game of the tournament across either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, or ABC. For the second consecutive season, the national championship game aired on ABC.
ESPN's The Pat McAfee Show broadcast live from Iowa City for the Iowa Hawkeyes' first-round game. ESPN provided Megacast coverage during the Final Four and national championship games, with the Bird & Taurasi Show alternate broadcast with Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi returning on ESPN2 and ESPN during the Final Four and national championship respectively, and the "Beyond the Rim" (additional statistics) and rail cam feeds available on ESPN+.

#### Studio host and analysts

* Elle Duncan (host) (first four, first/second rounds, regionals, Final Four, and national championship)
* Kelsey Riggs (host) (first/second rounds)
* Rebecca Lobo (analyst) (first four, and first/second rounds)
* Andraya Carter (analyst) (first four, first/second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship)
* Chiney Ogwumike (analyst) (first/second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship)
* Carolyn Peck (analyst) (Final Four and national championship)
* Nikki Fargas (analyst) (first/second rounds)
* Aliyah Boston (analyst) (Final Four and national championship)
* Lisa Mattingly (rules analyst) (first four, first/second rounds, regionals, Final Four, and national championship)
* Denny Meyer (rules analyst) (Final Four and national championship)

#### Commentary teams
### Radio

Westwood One will serve as radio broadcaster of the tournament.
Regionals (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight)
* Sam Neidermann and Isis Young – Albany, New York 1
* Troy Clardy and Debbie Antonelli – Portland, Oregon 4
* Lance Medow and Kim Adams – Albany, New York 2
* Matt Chazanow and Krista Blunk – Portland, Oregon 3
Final Four and National Championship
* Ryan Radtke, Debbie Antonelli, and Ros Gold-Onwude – Cleveland, Ohio